Holcombe v. Dan River Mills/Woodside Div.

Gardner, Judge:

Violet Holcombe (Holcombe) was awarded total disability-under the Workers’ Compensation Act by the single Commissioner; his award was affirmed by the full Commission and Circuit Court. We affirm.

Holcombe has a tenth grade education. She has worked in textiles since she was about 19 years of age and was nearly 57 years of age at the time of the hearing. The testimony of Dr. Faris is that as of March 1979, Holcombe was permanently disabled as a result of her lung condition; however, Dr. Faris opined that the total disability because of her lung condition was etiologieally related…